If steps are not taken to ground a gasoline pump, static electricity can be placed on gasoline when filling your car's tank. Suppose a tiny drop of gasoline has a mass of 4.00×10-5 kg and is given a positive charge of 3.20×10-19 C . (a) Find the weight of the drop. (b) Calculate the electric force on the drop if there is an upward electric field of strength 3.00×105 N/C due to other static electricity in the vicinity. (c) Calculate the drop's acceleration.

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Q: An object is found to have a net charge of -8.31 µC and a mass of 9.11 x 10¬4 kg. When it is put…

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A: Given data: Charge, Q=4.6×10-16 C Magnitude of the electric field, E=2.3×10-2 N/C

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Q: charge of +2.5 C is placed on the x axis at x = 0. A second charge of -3.5 C is placed on the x axis…

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Q: The figure shows a very long wire of uniform charge density A= 18.75 µC/m placed on the x axis. Find…

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Electric Charges and Fields

One of the fundamental properties is the electromagnetic property. Charge cannot be destroyed by any process and this contributes formally to the law of charge conservation.